Auburn baseball’s Butch Thompson recaps NC State win, NCAA Regional title
Auburn baseball coach Butch Thompson recaps the Tigers’ 11-1 NCAA Regional win over North Carolina State on Sunday, June 1, at Plainsman Park.
The 2025 NCAA baseball Super Regionals are here and the Los Angeles Super Regional could be very interesting.
Will No. 15 national seed UCLA advance or will UTSA continue its magical NCAA Tournament run and make the College World Series?
Check out some picks and predictions for the Los Angeles Super Regional from college baseball writers and analysts, who are split on the outcome of the Bruins vs Roadrunners.
UCLA is -186 in odds to win the Los Angeles Super Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament, courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook. UTSA is at +144.
The best-of-3 Los Angeles Super Regional begins Saturday, June 7 and continues June 8, with a June 9 regional finale if necessary.
NCAA Super Regionals picks: Miami vs Louisville | Florida State vs Oregon State | Arizona vs North Carolina | Coastal Carolina vs Auburn | UTSA vs UCLA | Murray State vs Duke | West Virginia vs LSU | Tennessee vs Arkansas
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Spenser Davis writes: “No one expected UTSA to make it this far after the Roadrunners got matched up with No. 2 overall seed Texas. But UTSA swept the Austin Regional with a blowout victory over Kansas State and 2 multi-run wins over the Longhorns. UCLA also swept its regional with an impressive offensive performance. The Bruins have really struggled against elite competition this year, going just 2-7 against Quad 1 opponents (per ELO). UTSA is 9-5 in such games. Even with this series being played in Los Angeles, I don’t see a good reason why the Bruins are favored.”
Action Network: Bet UTSA to beat UCLA in Super Regionals
Doug Ziefel writes: “While the Bruins are favored to advance as hosts, I’m not sold on their pitching depth. UCLA’s staff is due for regression, holding a 5.76 xFIP and 4.19 SIERA on the season. As for the Roadrunners, their staff is only due to get stronger with an xFIP of 4.90 and SIERA of 3.75. At the plate, these lineups are similar. UCLA ranks 15th in wRC+, and UTSA is 11th. These teams are much closer than the series price portrays, and there’s more than enough reason to believe UTSA is going to make a trip to Omaha.”
CBS Sports: UTSA will beat UCLA in three games
Carter Bahns writes: “UTSA is the betting underdog in this super, but the matchup makes the Roadrunners a tantalizing upset pick. These teams are spitting images of each other as they lean on their offenses to do the heavy lifting for vulnerable pitching staffs, and UTSA’s is the statistically better lineup as only six teams nationally scored more than its 528 runs on the year. Both sides’ bats are hot and Roch Cholowsky will not let the Bruins go down quietly, so this has all the makings of an extremely high-scoring weekend series.”
BetMGM: UCLA has a 63% chance to defeat UTSA
The site gives UTSA a 37% shot at winning the Los Angeles Super Regional against UCLA.
warrennolan.com: UCLA will top UTSA in Super Regionals in three games
The site has UCLA winning Game 1 on June 7, 7-6 in its predictions. It has UTSA taking Game 2 on June 8, 7-6. It has UCLA winning Game 3 on June 9, 5-4.
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